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Budget. $3.8 million [2] The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (also known as The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3) is a 1974 American crime drama film [1] directed by Joseph Sargent, produced by Gabriel Katzka and Edgar J. Scherick, and starring Walter Matthau, Robert Shaw, Martin Balsam, and Héctor Elizondo. [3] Peter Stone adapted the screenplay [3 ...
Nov 14, 1974 · The Taking of Pelham One Two Three: Directed by Joseph Sargent. With Walter Matthau, Robert Shaw, Martin Balsam, Hector Elizondo. Four armed men hijack a New York City subway car and demand a ransom for the passengers.
- (36K)
- Action, Crime, Thriller
- Joseph Sargent
- 1974-11-14
Four armed men hijack a New York City subway car and demand a ransom for the passengers. The city's police are faced with a conundrum: Even if it's paid, how...
- 3 min
- 38.9K
- Amazon MGM Studios
Page 1 of 6, 11 total items. In New York City, a criminal gang led by the ruthless "Mr. Blue" (Robert Shaw) hijacks a subway car and threatens to start shooting one passenger per minute unless ...
- (45)
- Joseph Sargent
- R
- Walter Matthau
Advertisement. When “The Taking of Pelham One Two Three” first appeared as a novel, I avoided it on the reasonable grounds that (a) there was no plausible way to hijack a subway train, and (b) if there was, it would be so obvious it wouldn't be interesting. The movie's plot inclines towards (b). The gang has a good, sound plan, not too ...
Robert Shaw is great in this tensely presented heist thriller with a difference. Allied with Martin Balsam's "Green", Hector Elizondo as "Grey" and Earl Hindman's "Brown" they meticulously hijack a subway train and hold the city to ransom for $1 million.
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Feb 1, 1998 · The Taking of Pelham One Two Three: Directed by Félix Enríquez Alcalá. With Edward James Olmos, Vincent D'Onofrio, Donnie Wahlberg, Richard Schiff. In New York, armed men hijack a subway car and demand a ransom for the passengers.
